Windshield-cleaner installation



R, BERINGER WINDSHIELD SLEANER INSTALLATION Feb. 8,1927. 1;616,648

Filed Nov. 15, 1922 Patenteil Feb. 8,'1927. l '1,616,648' 'y UNITED] STATES PATENT? OFFICE.

ROSCOE BERINGER, OF DTROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO GENERAL.y MOTORS COR- PO'RATION, OF DETROITM1CH1GAN, A CORPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

wINDsHrELD-CLEANER INSTALLATION.

Application filed November 15, 1922. Serial No. 601,094. AThis invention relates to window cleaning to the support' 17 as is usual.insuch construc- 55 devices and more particularly. to 'cleaning tion. u devices for wind shields for automobiles. i Secured upon the rear side of the upper One of the objects of the invention is the section of the shield, as by means of bolts 6 `provision of'a new and improved wind shield 28, is a motor 29 which is adapted to oscillate cleaning device in which the tubular conthe shaft 30 which extends through the 6U nector member is soarranged that-it does upper portion' ofthe frame section 20, and not interfere in any manner with the adjuston the outer lend of which is secured an a ing'of the'shield and at the same time is arm 31, carrying a cleaning I'member 32,

l concealed from view and thus does not dewhich is adapted to engage the forward sidey tract from the appearance. of the vehicle. of the glass-of the upper section of the shield 65 inwhich,

Other and further objects and advantages for 'cleaning the same. Rigidly secured to of the 'invention will appear from the dethe shaft 30 at its `rear end is a handle 33,l scription and the accompanying drawings, formanually operating the shield cleaning member32.'l

Fig. 1 isa side view ofl a portion of an The motor 29 for oscillating the shaft 30 70 automobile showing my'invention in position may be of any suitable or well known conthereon; Y v v 1 struction. Since the details of the motor Fig. 2 is a side elevation onan enlarged mechanism form no part of4 my invention scale of a portion of a wind shield showing it is not thought necessary vto illustrate the L my invention in position thereon, with parts same. 'l5

p broken away; The motor'is adaptedl to bepperated by n Fig. 3 is a rear elevation thereof; and, suct-ion from the engine in any suitable Fig, :tis a, sectlon 0n line 4-4 of Fig, 3; manner,`, such for instance, as in the man il On the drawings, the reference character ner disclosed in patent to Folberth 1,352,504,

10, designates an automobile having the Septjll, 1920, in which a'pisto'n is caused to .90

usual body 11` and chassis frame 12, on reciprocate by atmospheric pressure bn 'first vwhich is `mounted the en 'ne 13. The en one side offthe piston andfthen the other gine 1 3 is provided with alr intake manifold as the air is exhausted'.from the opposite 14 and an exhaust manifold 15, as is usual side. I l

' in such constructions. l v

The body' 11 is-provided at -its forward tions toe'mploy a fiexible tubular connector end withr a wind shield 16, which may be of or suction member between the motor and y the usual, or of any well known construction. the intake manifold of the engine. lThis type .3# As shown, the shield comprises the sup orts of connector, however ris ob'ectionable in g i l 17 suitablI mounted on the cowl 18 o the that no attempt is made to. concealy the same, 90 body 11, 1n the lower :portion of which is and moreover, being ymade of rubber it soon mounted'the lower section 19 of the shield. deteriorates and renders `the motor inef- Theupper frame section 2()` of the shield fective. It has beenffound that metallic' is provided with laterally extending truntubes .may be employed for this purpose lif -nions 21 adjacent its upper edge. These theyy are properly arranged. `Provision must 95' trunnions, are provided with the usualfatbe made, however, for permitting the pivotaltaching portions 22 by means of which they movement of the upper section of the shield.

are secured. to the supports 17 in any suit` In order to accomplish this, the connector able manner, as by the fastening means 23. tube or suction member which has its lower It is common practice in such construc`l 8 5 The'trunnions 21 are journaled in split bearend secured in any .suitable manner in the 100 ings 24 carried by the support 17 and which intake 4manifold 14, and extends along the are provided with the usual clamping bolts supports 17, is given one or more turns about 25, for holding the shield 20 in its adjusted the trunnion 21 to form a coil 34u concenl position as is common in such constructions. tric with the axis of the trunnion. If the The frame section20 may be provided with coil is composed of more than. one turn, it .05 a laterally extending ange 26 which is is .preferably Ain the form of a spiral, -in' adapted to enga e aweather strip of rubber order that the same may be arranged vconcenor of any suitab e material, which is secured trically about the trunnion 21 between theshield and its support. When the shield l is moved outwardly the coil 34a will loosen moved outwardly Without unduly tightening connection with the accompanying' drawings that the construction and operation `of lmy dinally thereof to a the coil aboutvthe trunnion.

VIn ordery not tol detract from the appearance of the wind shield orthe car as a whole when a. cleaneris employed, means are provided 'for concealing As shown, the lower Aend of ythe tube 34 is secured inyany suitable manner in the manifold 14; and from the manifold tlie tube extends beneath the hood and cowl to the wind shield support 17. If the wind shield support'is not tubular a suitable groove orrccess 39 is provided which extends longitupoint opposite the trun- 34 extends upwardly in said groove and is given one or more turns about the trunnion 21 and led through an opening 35,7into the interior ofthe frame to a point adjacent to the motor 29, from whence 1t extends through the trame and is attached in any suitable manner to a valvefmechanism 36. The valve mechanism is inco'mmunication with .the manifold 37, of the motor 29. .A manually operated Valve 38,

is adapted to control tle operation'orfl the nion 21. The tube motor 29.

In the operation Aof the device, when the'- valve 38 is opened, the suction in themanifold 37. which by means of the operation of suitable valves, will Vcause the pressure of the air' to oscillate the member 32 for cleaning the front face of the shield, regardless of the angular position of the upper section of the-shield; l

It is thought from the foregoing taken in i ports, a shield,

the suction tube.

'for connecting said. wind vchanges in size, shape, proportion and de-l tails of construction may be made as do not depart from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.-

What I claim is: l

1. In a device of the class described, supivotal means for connecting said shield 'to sald supports, a cleanermounted on said shield, a tubular member connected to said cleaner, and Wound about one of said pivotal means in the form of a resilient open spiral to permit the swinging movements of the shield. the lower end of said tubularmember being adapted to be connected to a source of suction.

2..,In a device of the class described, a

support, a wind shield section, pivotal meansv for connecting said support to said section, a motor for awind shield cleaner mounted `on said section and ay metallic tubular member adapted tobe connectedto an engine and extending upwardly along and within the periphery of said support,l aboutv said pivot and within said section to Asaid .motor,. whereby the shield may be' angular-ly adjusted without interferingwith said. tubular member.

" 3, In a Ydevice of the class described, a support, a wind shieldframe, pivotal means t shield frame to said support, said support being provided with a thereof from its lower e d ,to said pivotal' means` a wind shield cleaner motor mounted on said frame` anda metallic tube extending within said groove, coiledl about said pivotal means and extending from the same within said frame to said motor.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

ROSCOE BERINGER.

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